From the NME.
The guitarist was speaking to GibsonTV last month in a lengthy interview which covered his life and career in Black Sabbath, who bowed out for good in 2017.
Iommi recalled in the interview how Black Sabbath went about finding a new vocalist following the departure of the late Ronnie James Dio in November 1982.
“I phoned David Coverdale up, and he said, ‘Oh, I just got this band together, Whitesnake. Why didn’t you phone me before?’” Iommi said (46:00 in the below interview).
“I said: ‘Because [Dio] hadn’t left before; it’s happened now.’”
“It just went on a bit, and we couldn’t decide.”
Black Sabbath eventually hired Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, who recorded the 1983 album ‘Born Again’ before leaving the band.
Bolton’s apparent audition has become part of the band’s folklore, but the soft-rock singer dismissed it as just “a rumour” in a 2014 interview.
“That rumour about me auditioning for Black Sabbath was only a rumour,” Bolton told The Echo in 2014. “I don’t know how on Earth it started.”
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- Black Sabbath - Devil And Daughter - UK - 7" picture disc - £25.00, $31.25, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 24-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 25, 2024 at 5:15 am
BLACK SABBATH Devil And Daughter (1989 UK limited edition single-sided 7" Picture Disc single featuring a full colour group photograph on the A-side with a Celtic cross image on the reverse EIRSPD115)
- Black Sabbath - Born Again - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.00, €48.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 25, 2024 at 5:15 am
BLACK SABBATH Born Again (1983 UK 9-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album by the English heavy metal band featuring Ian Gillan on vocals. Glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve has a split to the top edge but otherwise shows only light wear. The vinyl has just a couple of cosmetic storage marks but few indications of play. Overall a Very Good copy VERL8)
- Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 + Integral Booklet - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 25, 2024 at 5:15 am
BLACK SABBATH Vol. 4 (1976 UK Nems issue of the 1972 10-track LP, housed in a matte gatefold picture sleeve printed with the Nems logo in the bottom left corner and 4-page integral booklet in the middle. The sleeve is Very Good with some marksand a small area of paper loss to the front. Whilst the vinyl has the odd cosmetic hairline and shows a few light signs of play NEL6005)
- Black Sabbath - Sabotage - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 25, 2024 at 5:15 am
BLACK SABBATH Sabotage (1982 UK Nems label issue of the 1975 8-track vinyl LP, their sixth studio album. The glossy picture sleeve featuring the 'mirror' artwork and has some edge scuffing while the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play and storage NEL6018)
- Black Sabbath - Never Say Die! - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $37.50, €36.30 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 25, 2024 at 5:15 am
BLACK SABBATH Never Say Die! (1978 UK 'spaceship' label 9-track LP, complete with illustrated credits inner, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for over forty years. Arguably one of the last true Sabbath albums!)
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